Once thought to be an early war photo of Lieutenant Colonel George Crockett Strong who served on the staffs of Generals George B. McClellan and Benjamin Butler. This photo was taken by Bendann Brothers in Baltimore, Maryland, probably sometime in 1862.

vintage NOLA history - New Orleans Louisiana - Union Major General Benjamin Butler issued General Order Number 28 in New Orleans, Louisiana on May calling for any woman insulting a Union soldier to be treated as a prostitute.